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Produced in partnership with Donegal Square\/McCarthy\u2019s Red Stag Pub, the annual celebration will kick off Thursday, March 16<\/em><\/p>\n

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2014 Join us this St. Patrick\u2019s Day weekend as the ArtsQuest Center is transformed into the best pub around for the second annual Sl\u00e1inte, produced in partnership with\u00a0Bethlehem\u2019s Donegal Square\/McCarthy\u2019s Red Stag Pub<\/a>. The celebration of Irish Heritage begins Thursday, March 16 and continues through Sunday, March 18 with the weekend featuring\u00a0several bands from Ireland, Scotland, the Lehigh Valley and beyond, a youth fiddle competition, traditional food and whiskey pairings supervised by Neville Gardner and his team at Red Stag. Sl\u00e1inte is an immersive experience taking the usual St. Patrick\u2019s Day festivities to the next level.\u00a0Tickets for this event are now on sale at\u00a0steelstacks.org.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe first Sl\u00e1inte Festival brought amazing Celtic music and culture to Bethlehem on St. Patrick\u2019s Day weekend last year,\u201d Neville Gardner, owner and operator of Donegal Square\/McCarthy\u2019s Red Stag Pub and Whiskey Bar said. \u201cWe hope you can join Donegal Square again at SteelStacks this March to celebrate the Irish High Holy Days \u2013 Sl\u00e1inte!\u201d<\/p>\n

In this three-day festival, there are a multitude of different events and activities for those to enjoy throughout St. Patrick\u2019s Day weekend. To kick off the celebration on Thursday, March 16, Gardner will host the Red Stag Pub for a pre-St. Patrick\u2019s Day dinner. Red Stag Executive Chef Jill Oman will prepare a four-course dinner paired with whiskeys from Ireland and Scotland. Gardner will guide guests through the culinary experience while streaming in a conversation on the history of Saint Patrick by Tim Campbell, Director of the Saint Patrick Centre in Northern Ireland. Ticket holders for this delicious event will also gain access to the two days of Sl\u00e1inte programming.<\/p>\n

Come for the drinks, stay for the music. From Thursday to Saturday the Irish Heritage celebration will feature live bands from the Celtic and Lehigh Valley regions including\u00a0Poor Man\u2019s Gambit,<\/a>\u00a0Chivalrous Crickets<\/a>,\u00a0Fig for a Kiss,<\/a>\u00a0The Young Dubliners,<\/a>\u00a0Piper\u2019s Request<\/a>\u00a0and many more. For a full line-up schedule visit:\u00a0Steelstacks.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Not to be outdone by seasoned performers, the second annual Sl\u00e1inte youth fiddle competition will be hosted 11 a.m., Saturday, March 18th<\/sup>. This free event will showcase fiddlers in two groups, 13 years of age and younger and 14 to 18 years. The fee to compete is $19 with the top three winners taking home a cash prize. To register visit:\u00a0steelstacks.org<\/a>.<\/u><\/p>\n

“We’re excited to be partnering with Neville Gardner again to bring\u00a0Sl\u00e1inte to the SteelStacks campus,” Patrick Brogan, ArtsQuest’s Chief Programming Officer, said. “Last year’s festival is a testament to the incredible collaboration we have with Neville and the team at Donegal Square\/McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub. We couldn’t be prouder to present this authentic and immersive celebration of ‘all-thing’ Irish\u00a0to the Lehigh Valley Once Again.”<\/p>\n

Tickets for each day, along with an option for two-day passes with choice of Irish Whiskey Tasting or McCarthy\u2019s Red Stag Pub Whiskey and Food Pairing, are on sale now on our website,\u00a0steelstacks.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About ArtsQuest<\/strong><\/p>\n

ArtsQuest\u2019s mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest\u2122 supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events. Through festivals such as its flagship event, Musikfest; the Banana Factory Arts Center; and the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest\u2019s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization\u2019s programs and events, approximately 50% of which are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region. ArtsQuest is a proud member of IFEA, the\u00a0International Festivals & Events Association<\/a>, NIVA, the\u00a0National Independent Venue Association<\/a>\u00a0and NATO, the\u00a0National Association of Theatre Owners<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Information provided to TVL by:
\nKelley Andrade, ArtsQuest
\nPublic Relations Coordinator
\nhttp:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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